Home Depot will have to pay $16 million in civil penalties and an additional $2 million for environmental protection projects. The retailer will also have to spend $6.8 million on stricter environmental compliance.
Remember, Home Depot was asked to pay $5.7 million by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission for selling the recalled products.
Environment protection issues are becoming extremely important and companies will have to go the extra mile to make sure they are doing their bit.
Last month, the 3M Company was asked to pay $850 million to settle an environmental issue lawsuit in Minnesota.
Home Depot has also announced a donation of $50 million to train people in the construction field in order to address a shortage in the home building sector. Around 20,000 people including veterans and students are expected to benefit from this effort.
The home improvement chain is making reparation by doing its bit to help with the labor shortage that is plaguing the residential construction industry.